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Coral buried by sediments over time turn into what?

Limestone


How would you define sediment and sedimentary rock?

Sediments- Sediments are lose minerals such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of a shell that has been moved by ice, wind, water and gravity.Sedimentary rock- Is a rock formed my sediments deposited into layers and being pressurized over time.


What is layered rock called?

A layered rock is composted of sediments that have been compressed over time, It is called a sedimentary rock.


How do Sedimentary rocks formed and what are they made of?

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What are the steps that turn sediment into rock?

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the lithification (cementing, compacting, and hardening) of existing rock or the bones, shells, and pieces of formerly living things. Rocks are weathered and eroded into tiny particles which are then transported and deposited along with other pieces of rock called sediments. Sediments are cemented together and compacted and hardened over time by the weight and pressure of up to thousands of feet of additional sediments above them. Eventually, the sediments are lithified and become solid sedimentary rock. These sediments that come together are known as clastic sediments. Sediments usually sort themselves by the size of the particles during the deposition process so sedimentary rocks tend to contain similarly sized sedimentary particles. An alternative to clastic sediments are chemical sediments which are minerals in solution that harden. The most common chemical sedimentary rock is limestone, which is a biochemical product of calcium carbonate created by the parts of dead creatures. Approximately three-quarters of the earth's bedrock on the continents is sedimentary.

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How has chocolate been transported over time?

it has been transported in a lorry from countrie to countrie and town to town .


What observations did you make as to how ice deposited sediments over time?

What observations did you make as to how ice deposited sediments over time


What are the characteristics or properties of sediments?

They are really small and they make sedimentary rocks if they clump together in layers over time. They come from other rocks. They can be transported by wind, water, and ice.


What type of rocks are formed when sediments are compacted over time?

Rocks that are formed by layers of sediments that are compacted over time are appropriately named sedimentary rocks.


Coral buried by sediments over time turn into what?

Limestone


What is a rock and how it is form?

A sedimentary rock is formed from sediments, that is particles of preexisting rocks that have been broken down by weathering process and transported to new locations by water, ice or wind. The sediments accumulate over time as layers deposited parallel to the Earth's surface and, as they become buried by overlying deposits, they harden to form rock - sedimentary rock. During their deposition process, they may include burrows, shells or bones of living creatures and these become fossils as the sediments harden.


What is a rock and how is it formed?

A sedimentary rock is formed from sediments, that is particles of preexisting rocks that have been broken down by weathering process and transported to new locations by water, ice or wind. The sediments accumulate over time as layers deposited parallel to the Earth's surface and, as they become buried by overlying deposits, they harden to form rock - sedimentary rock. During their deposition process, they may include burrows, shells or bones of living creatures and these become fossils as the sediments harden.


How would you define sediment and sedimentary rock?

Sediments- Sediments are lose minerals such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of a shell that has been moved by ice, wind, water and gravity.Sedimentary rock- Is a rock formed my sediments deposited into layers and being pressurized over time.


How does igneous and metamorphic rocks change into sediments?

by hardening over time


How do sediments change over time?

The get compacted with burial and dewater. The grains from which they are made become cemented together and the sediments become sedimentary rocks.


When are sediments transported by a river deposited?

when rivers enter oceans or lakes, the water slows and sediment is deposited.


How is delta most likely formed?

by sediments building up over time